Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-30

Icopygat. 1887. t 0e CGlyoy1,ia Assocsated Ircssl
WAsHTNGToN, December 29th.-CarrolI
D. Wright, Chief Clerk of the Labor Bu-
reau, today issued report.on strikes in the
United States, embracing a period in
volving the years from 1882 to 1886. The
Pacific coast has been. as the statistics
show, singularly free from serious labor
troubles. New York leads the list in i'm
portant strikes, Pennsylvania is second,
Illinois third, Ohio fourth and Massachu-
sets fifth. The statistics for California
show that during the period covered by the
investigations of the Bureau there were IO7
strikes, lightweight ordered by labor or
carnations and nineteen voluntary. Num-
Der OF establishments closed and aggregate
of days loso'by strikes, 15S; strikes success
full, n; partly successful, /: failed %. loss
involved by strikes. $324, ,629; assistance
given strikers, S70,554.
Before tire strikes 1887 men were en-
ployed; afterwards, 10,S23 A total of
1871 new employees were at work after the
strikes, and 100 men were brought from
other points 10 take places. Tie number
of strikes that have taken place in Cali
MIA cannot be given. So far as the facts
collected by the Bureau show, all the
strikes that have occurred in that State
were in San Francisco. Oakland and Stock
ton, the vast majority being in San Fran
cisco. In 1882, only three strikes were re-
corded in San Francisco-one of fruit-can
sealers against g reduction for imperfect
work, and two by moldeIs in the IRON
works for additional helpers and increase
of wages, all of which were successful.
In 1885, the San Francisco boot and shoe
employees struck and made successful
strike for increased wages. They were out
ninety eight days, and got an increase of
twenty-five cents per day. The coopers in
San Francisco also made a successful strike,
being out thlrty-four days and getting an
increase of twenty-five cents per dav.
Domestic servants in San Francisco struck
against the employment of colored help,
and failed. The men in the brassworks
struck for increased wages, and failed.
The compositOrs struck against the en-
ployment of nOn-union men Fifty prin-
Iers were out from July Both 10 October
30th, and finally failed.
In that year 2,6S0 railroad employees
struck for higher wages, were out twenty
one days, and failed. The estimated cost
of this strike to the employees was S55. 300.
and 10 the employers $25 600. The general
telegraphers' strike that year is embraced
in separate report made by the Com
missioner.
The deck-hands employed on the San
Joaquin river struck at Stockton for an
increase of wages and failed, as did also
the 'longshoremen at San Francisco. The
coal passers and firemen employed in San
Francisco struck for an increase of paw.
and got IL
In 1884, the painters employed in San
Francisco struck, and obtained an increase
OF fifty cents q day. The nailers in the
Oakland Nailworks struck against a reduc-
ton of wages, and failed. The machinists
and blacksmith employed in San Francisco
| struck three times during the year against
the employment of apprentices and non
union men, failing in two cases and sue
ceeding in one. In this year the cigar
| makers IN San Francisco also struck, and
| were locked ont by the employers for a con-
siderable period OF time. This lockout cost
the men, It is estimated, by the Labor
Bureau, $4O,2 ,21S, and the employers S27 AIS.
There was only one strike of any impor-
tance recorded III year 1885, which was of
the employees 2t the ironworks in San Fran
cisco. who struck against reduction of
wages and succeeded in their demands
There were l 1S2 men out of work for ten
days. Their loss on account of wages was
S27 691, and the toss to the EMPLOYERS
$3.50.
In 1885 there were twelve strikes recorded
as having taken place in San Francisco and
Oakland. The cutters Of San francisco
were successful in their demand for in
creased wages. The cooks and walters ON
steamship lines struck for an increase of
force and better treatment, and against OBJ
noxious rules. They were beaten bv the
employers. The bakers struck against en-
ployment of foreign labor, and were sue
cessful. The boilermakers struck against
the employment of non-union men in one
case, and in another struck in SYM
pathy with strikers elsewhere. Both
strikes failed The loss to the men
was $59. 800, and the loss to the EMPLOYERS
is not recorded. The machinisls. boiler
makers, etc, employed in the iron ship
building works struck against the employ-
ment OF non-union men. They were par
tally successful. The loss to- the men was
S4S,000, and to the employers $4,000. The
telegraph messengers struck for a fixed rate
OF wages, and succeeded. The dcck-hands
and others employed on San Francisco
steamers struck for additional pay of fire.
men, and failed. The drivers and con-
ductors on street railroads struck for the
right to belong TO labor organizations. and
succeeded. The conductors and brakemen
on the cable cars struck for a reduction of
hours of labor and an increase of wages
twice during the year, and failed each time.
The loss of these strikes to the men was
$33,OOO, and to the employers $4,000. In
Oakland the nailers and nail-workers
struck against reduction Of wages and
against feeding their own machines. at a
cost to the men of $1,000 and to the en-
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